be in authority
Example Sentences
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A woman who seemed to be in authority grabbed his wrist.
From New York Times • Jan. 15, 2011
As my near relative it is fitting that you should be in authority.
From The Young Carthaginian A Story of The Times of Hannibal by Henty, G. A. (George Alfred)
Cornelia had noticed a girl who seemed to be in authority, and who sat where she could oversee and overhear all that went on.
From The Coast of Bohemia by Howells, William Dean
I was known, however, to be in authority on board, which produced for me some simple hospitality, principally not very inviting lemonade—attentions that I soon found to be not wholly disinterested.
From From Sail to Steam, Recollections of Naval Life by Mahan, A. T. (Alfred Thayer)
They seemed to be in authority, for when they had spoken all the others were silent.
From Through the Air to the North Pole or The Wonderful Cruise of the Electric Monarch by Rockwood, Roy
